David Shames
David Shames is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle David Shames was paid $110K across 2 client committees.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Apr 21, 2025 → Jun 11, 2026
- spans 1.1 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 27
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 2
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
One timeframe control governs all three panels below. Change it once and the trajectory, top buyers, and party breakdown all update together.
Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Top buyers
Two views of the same data — diagram and table share the time-window control and the same top-buyers slice. Click "View all buyers in research" to drill in with the matching date range.
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Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$23,063 | 3 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$66,575 | 13 |
| SERPA FOR TREASURER 2026 1487447 |
$1,018 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$97,187 | 23 |
| SERPA FOR TREASURER 2026 1487447 |
$1,018 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$109,246 | 26 |
| SERPA FOR TREASURER 2026 1487447 |
$1,018 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$109,246 | 26 |
| SERPA FOR TREASURER 2026 1487447 |
$1,018 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $110,264 | 100.00% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 2 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $9K | 2 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $9K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $6K | 2 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $15K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $11K | 4 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 100% | Other / Unclassified 66% | $26K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $27K | 9 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 96% | Other / Unclassified 83% | $27K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $57K | 10 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 100% | Other / Unclassified 28% | $84K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $60,961 | 16 | $4K | 85.0% | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 98% | 4mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $10,797 | 5 | $2K | 15.0% | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 100% | 4mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
Geographic concentration
Where this vendor's clients are based — federal committees by state, plus implicit jurisdiction for CA and TX state filers.
| State | Total spend | % of revenue | Clients | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $110,264 | 100.0% | 2 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.
| Reason | Date | Filer | Category | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largest all-time | 2026-06-11 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE | — | — | $11,315 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-11 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE | — | — | $8,949 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-02 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE | Other / Unclassified | — | $8,822 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-06-08 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE | — | — | $8,712 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-09 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE | Other / Unclassified | — | $5,915 |
| Recent | 2026-06-08 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE | — | TRS, OFC and CMP | $3,037 |
| Recent | 2026-05-11 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE | — | TRS and OFC | $1,079 |